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From the Abyss of Loneliness to the Bliss of Solitude - Cultural, Social and Psychoanalytic Perspectives (Paperback)
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From the Abyss of Loneliness to the Bliss of Solitude - Cultural, Social and Psychoanalytic Perspectives (Paperback)
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Social isolation and loneliness are increasingly being recognised
as a priority public health problem and policy issue worldwide,
with the effect on mortality comparable to risk-factors such as
smoking, obesity, and physical inactivity. From the Abyss of
Loneliness to the Bliss of Solitude sheds much-needed light on a
multifaceted global phenomenon of loneliness, and investigates it,
together with its counterpart solitude, from an exciting breadth of
perspectives: detailed studies of psychoanalytic approaches to
loneliness, developmental psychology, philosophy, culture, arts,
music, literature, and neuroscience. The subjects covered also
range widely, including the history and origins of loneliness, its
effects on children, the creative process, health, lone wolf
terrorism, and shame. This is a timely and important contribution
to a growing problem - greatly exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic
- that has serious effects on both life quality and expectancy. The
book features contributions from a diverse host of leading
international experts: Dominic Angeloch, Patrizia Arfelli, Charles
Ashbach, Manfred E. Beutel, Elmar Brahler, Jagna Brudzinska,
Michael B. Buchholz, Lesley Caldwell, Karin Dannecker, Aleksandar
Dimitrejevic, Mareike Ernst, Jay Frankel, Gail A. Hornstein, Colum
Kenny, Eva M. Klein, Helga de la Motte-Haber, Gamze OEzcurumez
Bilgili, Inge Seiffge-Krenke, and Peter Shabad. The contributors
address the developmental and communicative causes of loneliness,
its neurophysiological correlates and artistic representations, and
how loneliness differs to solitude, which some consider necessary
for creativity. They also provide insights into how we can help
those suffering from loneliness, as classical psychoanalytic papers
are revisited, contemporary therapeutic perspectives presented, and
detailed case presentations offered. From the Abyss of Loneliness
to the Bliss of Solitude is essential reading for mental health
professionals and those searching for a better understanding of
what it means to be lonely and how the lonely can better voice
their loneliness and step out of it.
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